Unit Outline: Area of Study 1 - Reading and Responding

Term 2 - Weeks 9 & 10
Learning Activities on The Kite Runner

Term 3 - Weeks 1 - 3 Learning Activities on The Kite Runner

Week 4 Outcome 1: Text Response on The Kite Runner (analytical essay)

For an overview of Unit 2 Reading and Responding please visit the Course Outline page.

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Activities

Concept Map

Concept map of The Kite Runner - this will be added to throughout the unit. As you learn more about the different features of the text, fill in this concept map. This will serve as useful revision for you when it comes time to write your analytical essay.

You may do this same activity in another concept mapping software package also.

Timeline of Afghanistan's political history vs. the narrative of the text

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Chapter Questions

These questions are to be completed by the end of the school holidays

Character Analysis

Themes, Characters and Relationships Notes:

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Resources

SAC 1 - Analytical Essay

Here is a copy of the practice essay topics:

Here is the pdf document containing information and resources to help you with TEEL analytical essays:

Here is the actual assessment rubric that we will be using to mark your analytical essays: